visualfeast wrote:- plug into power while editing
- make sure fans are not blocked (these laptops can throttle w/o airflow)
- power mode set to Performance / highest
- nVidia control panel: Manage 3D Settings > Preferred Graphics Processor > High-performance NVIDIA processor
Super Quote.
My Lenovo also has a PROPRIETARY setting to choose the speed of the system. "High Performance" "Balanced" and "Power saving". I thought it was just the fans but no, it DOES affect the peak power the CPU is allowed to draw. It changed between 15W to 65W. And when on battery I cannot go over 55W.
Mine is a Ryzen which is gentler than Intel. So 100%, if you want to use Resolve on a laptop you MUST be plugged in and make sure you're squeezing every possible bit out of your system. Find what MSI does to set the laptop at max power. Maybe the Windows "high performance" setting is enough, maybe not. Check the temps and you might want to set the fans to run louder - Loud = faster = CPU runs cooler - CPU does not throttle or throttle later.
And without starting an Apple vs ROW fight (I am NOT an apple person) is why the Apple Silicon is so cool - literally. The latest intel might be slightly faster but you need a power plant to get to that performance.
I don't have Apple M* experience but if you are not comfortable with drivers, settings etc, you might want to swap your intel laptop for a Mac - Apple owners' opinion is welcome here as I am 100% Windows
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